Alienware laptops are the only way to go

  My first laptop was an alienware m17x when they were pretty new and I paid $3000 for it. It was so fuckin nice when I first got it. I sold it 1 year later for $1000 because I was investing in something that i ended up failing at. So I bought an ASUS n61j that had better parts for gaming because I couldnt afford another alienware and i have to say this thing is not only fuckin ugly, but the screen is shit, I couldnt tell if the screen had a protective layer on it when I first booted it up. I have to push the screen back to get the full color out of it.

when u buy alienware, u get what u pay for, and ill never buy another laptop again unless its alienware. its so nice, heavy, matte black, its like buying a H2 HUMMER and buying anything else is like buying that shitty toyota wannabe hummer that looks like an oversized toy car

"when u buy alienware, u pay for the name "

Hows the battery life on those? I'll admit, those laptops do look nice.

Sounds like you kind of got screwed over on that last PC. I tried gaming on a Macbook pro and that kind of sucks. Those Alienwares look really nice but their price is ridiculous.

Funny thing about the Hummer brand: it's defunct.

"   My first laptop was an alienware m17x when they were pretty new and I paid $3000 for it. It was so fuckin nice when I first got it. I sold it 1 year later for $1000 because I was investing in something that i ended up failing at. So I bought an ASUS n61j that had better parts for gaming because I couldnt afford another alienware and i have to say this thing is not only fuckin ugly, but the screen is shit, I couldnt tell if the screen had a protective layer on it when I first booted it up. I have to push the screen back to get the full color out of it. when u buy alienware, u get what u pay for, and ill never buy another laptop again unless its alienware. its so nice, heavy, matte black, its like buying a H2 HUMMER and buying anything else is like buying that shitty toyota wannabe hummer that looks like an oversized toy car "

" its so nice, heavy, matte black, its like buying a H2 HUMMER "

Besides I think buying laptops with gaming in mind is kind of stupid, unless you are literally never in one place for more than a week.

" Besides I think buying laptops with gaming in mind is kind of stupid, unless you are literally never in one place for more than a week. "

Eh Macbooks are nicer laptops. They're ligher, cooler, and quieter, plus have nicer screens than an alienware. You're paying about the same amount too.

people keep telling me the m11x is a good laptop
i'm thinking about it because I want a laptop that can run games but I do not know if it suitable for college life since I am going to college in the fall

"No they arnt. I got a decent laptop for about 1k when it would have cost 3k for Alienware for the exact same specs.  "

I agree buying Alienware is like buying a Hummer, and that with Alienware you get what you pay for. 

" @The_Laughing_Man said:

"No they arnt. I got a decent laptop for about 1k when it would have cost 3k for Alienware for the exact same specs.  "

Mind linking it or something? "

" Eh Macbooks are nicer laptops. They're ligher, cooler, and quieter, plus have nicer screens than an alienware. You're paying about the same amount too.

Gaming on laptops is retarded and macbooks do literally everything else just fine, so I'm sticking with those.

"

The brand new AlienWare model laptop that was just announced is nearly twice the price of my laptop, smaller and less powerful. If you are going to get a serious gaming laptop, Asus's G73 JH is the one.

" @The_Laughing_Man: Is that still considered the benchmark for PC games? Or would I have to get something better? "

I dunno.

" @The_Laughing_Man: That's probably due to age, though. I should ask somebody else about the benchmark thing, like Geno or ArbitraryWater (old school PC gamers are still PC gamers). "

A fool and his money are soon parted.

" A fool and his money are soon parted. "

" @The_Laughing_Man: So it could probably run modern games, like Mass Effect 2, or...Darkspore, maybe? "

Why do you want a heavy laptop?

" @The_Laughing_Man: Then do you have the link? Or was that the old thing in the first place? If so, then at least the name of the computer? "

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Eh Macbooks are nicer laptops. They're ligher, cooler, and quieter, plus have nicer screens than an alienware. You're paying about the same amount too.
Gaming on laptops is retarded and macbooks do literally everything else just fine, so I'm sticking with those.
"

Try running Left 4 Dead 2 on a Macbook and get back to me on that :p you're right, laptops are built to do other things than gaming. My Mac lets me play for about 2 hours before dying making playing on trips crap "

No.

" @Video_Game_King said:

" @The_Laughing_Man: Is that still considered the benchmark for PC games? Or would I have to get something better? "

Sadly I am not sure. This laptop is not the best any more because of the Fan dieing and HP fucking me over on a warretny they should have honored.  "

" @The_Laughing_Man: You mean you can't find the name in the computer itself? Or on the computer itself? "

" @Video_Game_King said:

" @The_Laughing_Man: You mean you can't find the name in the computer itself? Or on the computer itself? "

Its an entertainment PC thats all I can find.  "

Say what you want but to me gaming on a laptop is pretty damn ridiculous (I'm talking the newest games here).

" @Yanngc33 said:

" @XII_Sniper said:

" Eh Macbooks are nicer laptops. They're ligher, cooler, and quieter, plus have nicer screens than an alienware. You're paying about the same amount too.
Gaming on laptops is retarded and macbooks do literally everything else just fine, so I'm sticking with those.
"

Try running Left 4 Dead 2 on a Macbook and get back to me on that :p you're right, laptops are built to do other things than gaming. My Mac lets me play for about 2 hours before dying making playing on trips crap "

Im back. Left 4 Dead runs fine. All Valve games run fine prettymuch maxed out. Bootcamp motherfucker. Its the OS, not the hardware. My 09 Macbook Pro can run basically everything, its just a matter of cooling the CPU. If you're going to be dumb with your money, Macbook is a better option than Alienware, but niether's a good deal for gaming. You game at a desktop. I have a macbook only because my school gave me one, I'd never spend 2300 on my own for this when I could spend half that and get a much better desktop gaming rig. "

" @The_Laughing_Man said:

" @Video_Game_King said:

" @The_Laughing_Man: You mean you can't find the name in the computer itself? Or on the computer itself? "

Its an entertainment PC thats all I can find.  "

How can you not manage to figure out what your laptop is? Either you should have your internet taken away or you are lying. "

" @onarum said:

"  buying laptops with gaming in mind is stupid "

"

Excuse me for the "Internetized" post I'm about to make, but...

gaming laptop lol

"   My first laptop was an alienware m17x when they were pretty new and I paid $3000 for it. It was so fuckin nice when I first got it. I sold it 1 year later for $1000 because I was investing in something that i ended up failing at. So I bought an ASUS n61j that had better parts for gaming because I couldnt afford another alienware and i have to say this thing is not only fuckin ugly, but the screen is shit, I couldnt tell if the screen had a protective layer on it when I first booted it up. I have to push the screen back to get the full color out of it. when u buy alienware, u get what u pay for, and ill never buy another laptop again unless its alienware. its so nice, heavy, matte black, its like buying a H2 HUMMER and buying anything else is like buying that shitty toyota wannabe hummer that looks like an oversized toy car "

If you're set on a gaming laptop, it might be worth it to look into smaller companies that specialize in more powerful computers. Eurocom is still around. The new Neptune specced the same as the M17x costs $2400 rather than $3000. Just saying, you should look around before charging headfirst into a massive investment like a big laptop. 

Since I'm moving to Central Asia in a little under three months, I just plopped down a grand on an ASUS gaming laptop. It's a full 800 dollars cheaper than the bigass model that Tested did a video review on last June AND it's more powerful.

Hahahahahaha no. Alienware is not quality, it's the name you buy. It's worse than Apple.

I wouldn't say Alienware is the only brand you should buy from when getting a serious gaming laptop. I personally trust Falcon Northwest.

alienwares are overrated.
get more for you money from HP pavilions.
my last one was $1000 when i got it 6 years ago. it was a lucky purchase as it was better than most you could get then(had HDMI output and a great graphics card)  Sadly it ran very hot and i ended up burning out the GPU after 6 years.

my current one is a HP pavilion as well, AMD phenom quad, radeon 6000 series(forget the actual numbers). its a good improvement over my last one and was only $700. doesn't run hot like the last one.